Areva MiCOM P341, Operation Manual

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Operation Guide P341/EN O/B11
Introduction CHAPTER 1
MiCOM P341 Page 21/22
Note: *May vary according to relay type/model
The default setting is to select the electrical RS485 connection. If the optional fibre
optic connectors are fitted to the relay, then this setting can be changed to ‘Fibre
optic’.
The next cell down can be used to define the primary function type for this interface,
where this is not explicitly defined for the application by the
IEC 60870-5-103 protocol*.
Function type
226
3.8.4 DNP 3.0 communication
The DNP 3.0 protocol is defined and administered by the DNP User Group.
Information about the user group, DNP 3.0 in general and protocol specifications
can be found on their website: www.dnp.org
The relay operates as a DNP 3.0 slave and supports subset level 2 of the protocol
plus some of the features from level 3. DNP 3.0 communication is achieved via a
twisted pair connection to the rear port and can be used over a distance of 1000m
with up to 32 slave devices.
To use the rear port with DNP 3.0 communication, the relay’s communication settings
must be configured. To do this use the keypad and LCD user interface. In the relay
menu firstly check that the ‘Comms setting’ cell in the ‘Configuration’ column is set to
‘Visible’, then move to the ‘Communications’ column. Four settings apply to the rear
port using DNP 3.0, which are described below. Move down the ‘Communications’
column from the column heading to the first cell which indicates the communications
protocol:
Protocol
DNP 3.0
The next cell controls the DNP 3.0 address of the relay:
DNP 3.0 address
232
Upto 32 relays can be connected to one DNP 3.0 spur, and therefore it is necessary
for each relay to have a unique address so that messages from the master control
station are accepted by only one relay. DNP 3.0 uses a decimal number between 1
and 65519 for the relay address. It is important that no two relays have the same
DNP 3.0 address. The DNP 3.0 address is then used by the master station to
communicate with the relay.
The next cell down the column controls the baud rate to be used:
Baud rate
9600 bits/s